tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046130621116527798.post8276075328164429425..comments2015-03-29T15:13:07.165-04:00Comments on The Lions In Winter: a Detroit Lions blog: With Great Potential, Great ExpectationsTy Schalterhttps://plus.google.com/110295785527290972634noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046130621116527798.post-7987782013449494922010-07-22T13:44:33.090-04:002010-07-22T13:44:33.090-04:00Going into this season, there are a number of key ...Going into this season, there are a number of key factors that I will be looking at. It is not the wins and losses, but how competitive we are especially early in the games.<br /><br />I have been frustrated with 17 or 21 point deficets early in the game, like beginning the start of the second quarter. The defense has been terrible at rushing the quarterback since the Shaun Rogers trade, and in the secondary. The offense had thier hand in it too with the quarterbacks and wide receivers play. We have had some talent at wide receiver, but did Roy Williams ever run the correct route?<br /><br />Can Stafford really improve enough for this season to give our team a chance to win each week. He was not been a consistant performer in college, even with all the talent he had, from game to game or even during the game. His passing percentage in college was not that great, and so far his professional career. That being said, he along with the defense needs to be competitive from the very beginning of games. We do not need to put our offensive line in a position to pass block most every play, especially if that may be thier weakness.<br /><br />Doing we actually have the left guard position fixed. Rob Sims (if he is the starter) is noted for being a good pass blocker. But can he open up running lanes for our running backs. Backus has done a very good job of walling off his area and Riola doing his job of getting to the second level during run plays.<br /><br />Just how good is Best going to be in offense? Is he going to be our best running back since Barry Sanders, or he going to be more of the role player similar to Reggie Bush. Here is hoping he is the game changer that the other team has to commit to stopping.<br /><br />Our special teams has to be just that. Is it going to be generic, or can we see some special plays from it. I am more concern about field position than how well our kickers are doing as of today.<br /><br />The last thing I will be looking for is the cohesiveness of our units. I have less concern for our offense, for the most part because we have the same coaches and players in place for last year. Thats a first since when, the Bobby Ross era? Its the defense that concerns me. The defensive staff has been almost as unstable as the offensive staff over the years. There is only 2 full time starters on defense from last season team barring injury, and that is Delmas, and Peterson. Levy, Avril, and Hunter were all part time starters, and not one full time starter will be starting on our defensive line this year, unless Sammie Lee Hill beats out either Suh or Williams. One could look at our defensive unit being as being a first year unit again with all the defensive player and starter changes from last year.<br /><br />This should be a very interesting team, and hopefully competitive. The entertainment is going to be there. As with every year, I will be into all the games. I am always looking for wins, but more into the improvements in this years team.RIPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12665037493422387660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046130621116527798.post-74668724775485534042010-07-22T04:15:58.877-04:002010-07-22T04:15:58.877-04:00Sorry about the Long postSorry about the Long postAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046130621116527798.post-83960198670905571742010-07-22T04:14:13.659-04:002010-07-22T04:14:13.659-04:00Ty, I love the article.
And Yea, None of us Really...Ty, I love the article.<br />And Yea, None of us Really want to Settle when it come&#39;s to how Many Games we would Like to see the LIONS win.<br />Strait UP, I want the Superbowl, and I want us TO WIN the Superbowl!<br />All this about 5 win&#39;s 7 Win&#39;s? No way! I want the whole ball of Wax.<br />And I know that this Franchize Could make it Happen. <br />When I go Back and watch the film&#39;s on the 1991,1993 Season&#39;s, They are Unfinished Business. That Never Materialized.<br />Where, the changing of coach&#39;s and bad drafting and picking of QB&#39;s Just seemed to fall into the camoed. And Not to come anywhere close to the big game again.<br />Until NOW, I hope!<br />And I hope that this city can stick it out?<br />In order to get to where we want to go we have to stick with the coach&#39;s, GM, and Scheme that is Being put into place until the Job Get&#39;s Done!<br />In 2007, I was on my way to the Superbowl!<br />Only to feel what everyone else felt. Failure!<br />We are All Kidding ourselves in this city when we say such things as we would be Happy if we were just competative.<br />I wish that there was some way to get all the Prediction&#39;s to Just STOP!<br />And Just Be able to have this city and the fans here just take each Game one at a time And just see what happens?<br />It was funny to know that the TEAM Itself also got caught up into All of the Hype and making of the Plans to Go to the Playoffs and beyond. Such is Human Nature.<br />However, Marinelli said it himself that as Long as they were taking the Season one game at a time, Thing&#39;s went well. When we got ahead of ourselves or Full of ourselves, that thing&#39;s Went South.<br />Why do we continue to Let other people,Team&#39;s,anylist&#39;s,Player&#39;s Or even Just the Home town Pesimist&#39;s tell us what the Season will end up like?<br />There for a while I was debating with other&#39;s about how Many we might win.<br />Why? Why do I let Myself get caught up into all of that?<br />Why,Can&#39;t I just Wait and see What Happens?<br />When it comes to the Tiger&#39;s, Red Wings, and Piston&#39;s I don&#39;t get caught up in all those prediction&#39;s And or Listen to what other&#39;s say about them one way or the other? I simply wait and See and I allway&#39;s have the attitude that If they don&#39;t Have it Now Then they wil before Long.<br />What is it about the Lions that I or people in our city can&#39;t take the Lions like we do the other TEAMS in our city?<br />Why is it that when it comes to the LIONS It is allway&#39;s this negative Attitude that it just can&#39;t be done?<br />They say that ANY givin TEAM in this League can Win at any time. Right?<br />So then, when we are putting thing&#39;s together and Building a TEAM, we shouldn&#39;t allow ourselves or other&#39;s to put Limitations On our TEAM and what we may or may not accomplish.Maybe If we Just sit back for once and try to stop worrying about how many we will win or lose. Maybe we Might Win More than a lot of people think we will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046130621116527798.post-42730877799201733712010-07-20T17:30:09.796-04:002010-07-20T17:30:09.796-04:00Yeah I threw that in there just to Mitch Albom all...Yeah I threw that in there just to Mitch Albom all y&#39;all.<br /><br />Peace<br />TyTyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07228238666916939672noreply@blogger.com